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Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.